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Patent No.:

US 10873718 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2020

Filed:

Apr. 02, 2015

Systems and methods for touch screens associated with a display

Applicant:

Idhl Holdings, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);

Inventors:

Daniel S. Simpkins, Bethesda, MD (US);

Charles W. K. Gritton, Sterling, VA (US);

Assignee:

InterDigital Madison Patent Holdings, SAS, Paris, FR;

Attorney:

Eric Berkowitz

Primary Examiner:

Michael E Teitelbaum

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/44 (2011.01); H04N 21/422 (2011.01); H04N 21/431 (2011.01); H04N 21/47 (2011.01); H04N 21/4782 (2011.01); G08C 17/02 (2006.01); G06F 3/0346 (2013.01); G06F 3/0362 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/4403 (2013.01); G06F 3/0346 (2013.01); G06F 3/0362 (2013.01); G08C 17/02 (2013.01); H04N 21/42204 (2013.01); H04N 21/42224 (2013.01); H04N 21/4312 (2013.01); H04N 21/47 (2013.01); H04N 21/4782 (2013.01); G08C 2201/32 (2013.01); G08C 2201/71 (2013.01); G08C 2201/93 (2013.01); H04N 21/42203 (2013.01); H04N 2005/443 (2013.01); H04N 2005/4428 (2013.01); H04N 2005/4432 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods for using a touch screen are provided herein. In some exemplary embodiments, the touch screen is used as a backup remote to a display and can be used as a 3D pointing device. The touch screen can be an overlay on display surface to control the display. Alternatively, the touch screen can be retractable and ejectable from the display housing. In addition, the touch screen can be wearable. Further, the touch screen can function to control one or more devices, e.g., television, set-top box, DVR, gaming consoles.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Simpkins, Daniel. (2020). Systems and methods for touch screens associated with a display (U.S. Patent No. 10873718). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10873718

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